Bahrain National Stadium ( ar, ستاد البحرين الوطني;
transliterated
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: Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is the
national stadium
Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadiu ...
of
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
, located in
Riffa
Riffa ( ar, الرفاع, ) is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain by area size. Riffa is divided into three parts: , and . The city is completely located in the Southern Governorate.
The city is growing fast: during the 2001 cen ...
. It can accommodate 24,000 spectators and is used mostly for
football
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matches.
It was built in 1982 and was renovated in December 2012 for the
21st Arabian Gulf Cup.
References
External links
Bahrain National Stadium at World Stadiums
Football venues in Bahrain
Athletics (track and field) venues in Bahrain
National stadiums
1982 establishments in Bahrain
Sports venues completed in 1982
Riffa
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